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[OPINION] A new alarm on Turkey in Washington: Why Congress’s latest hearing matters

Adem Yavuz Arslan* Human rights hearings on Capitol Hill do not directly shape US foreign policy. Yet anyone familiar with Washington knows they often help...

Turkey’s broadly defined unemployment remained above 30 pct in April

Turkey’s broadly defined unemployment rate remained above 30 percent in April, official data showed, indicating continued strain in the labor market despite only a...

Turkey to lock down Ankara with red zones and 40,000 security personnel for NATO summit

Turkish authorities will impose “red zones” around airports, the presidential compound, motorcade routes and delegation hotels, ban demonstrations for 15 days, restrict some international...

Press groups urge Turkey to release journalist before court hearing

The International Press Institute, the Committee to Protect Journalists, the European Federation of Journalists and other press freedom and human rights groups have called...

Turkey aims for top 5 in Islamic finance assets, finance minister says

Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek has said Turkey wants to become one of the world’s top five countries in terms of Islamic...

Koç Holding’s Otokar completes purchase of Romanian defense contractor

Koç Holding subsidiary Otokar has completed the purchase of a controlling stake in Romanian defense contractor Automecanica S.A., giving the Turkish vehicle maker a...

Turkey’s top court annuls rule allowing indefinite alimony, gives parliament 9 months for new law

Turkey’s Constitutional Court has struck down a legal provision allowing courts to grant alimony to a divorced spouse for an indefinite period of time,...

US ambassador’s remarks grouping Turkey, Syria and Iraq together prompt backlash

US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack drew criticism from Turkish opposition figures and former officials after saying Washington needed a single point of contact...

Turkish minister confirms visa broker complaints after censoring of report on ex-FM-linked VFS network

Turkey’s trade minister said authorities received 153 complaints about visa intermediaries and are reviewing seven companies accused of reselling Schengen visa appointments, days after...

Main opposition says government is planning to shut down CHP, urges party vote before July 25

The leadership team of Özgür Özel, the ousted head of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), warned Wednesday that the party must hold...

Secret Turkish police document shows monitoring of Gülen-linked activities in the Netherlands: report

A confidential Turkish police document cited in a new legal report shows that Turkish authorities monitored activities linked to the faith-based Gülen movement in...

Turkey’s state railway operator posts record 35.5 bln lira loss

Turkey’s state railway operator posted a net loss of 35.53 billion lira ($774 million) in 2025, more than five times its 2022 loss in...

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